For not complying with Section 160(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended and Sections 60(5) and 148 of the Electoral
Act 2022, a group of Nigerians led by Govindex Leadership, Empowerment and Development Foundation have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission .
The relief being sought according to documents made available to DAILY POST on Thursday is for the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit election results through its “Bimodal Voters Accreditation System or any other technology especially the Result Viewing Portal .” Failure to transmit the results in compliance with the act that guides the conduct of elections, the group insisted, amounts to infraction for which INEC officials must be prosecuted.
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